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joining me now, douglas brinkley, presidential historian and a professor at rice university. and jonathan capeheart, opinion writer for the "washington post" and an msnbc contributor. thank you for joining me tonight. >>> president obama is way more in the mainstream than opponents try to paint him, don't you think? >> oh, without a question. i find him to be a very sen tryst president in many ways. and, look, that inauguration, i thought, it was just an incredible speech. i mean, no, it was not, you know, f.d.r. in the middle of the depression with nothing to fear but fear ilts or lincoln's second inaugural in the civil war. but it's one of the three, four, five, top second inaugurals in u.s. history. it was martin luther king day. he focused on social justice. seneca falls isn't left wing or radical. it's the women's right to vote. that's the majority of americans. it's a way to pay homage. and so i thought it was just an empowering speech and a very inclusive. >> and, as i sat there, doug, listening to him, and then i heard some of the analysis later -- maybe i'm wrong, bu
joining me now, douglas brinkley, presidential historian and a professor at rice university. and jonathan capeheart, opinion writer for the "washington post" and an msnbc contributor. thank you for joining me tonight. >>> president obama is way more in the mainstream than opponents try to paint him, don't you think? >> oh, without a question. i find him to be a very sen tryst president in many ways. and, look, that inauguration, i thought, it was just an incredible...
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douglas brinkley said the gridlock in washington is very real and the president has to wake up every day determined not to be a lame duck president. and the inner team obama, he has had more chiefs of staff than any other president in history and with the next chief of staff, that will make five. we will talk all things inauguration, a special all stars on fox comes up next. [ male announcer ] when you wear dentures you may not know that your mouth is under attack, from food particles and bacteria. try fixodent. it helps create a food seal defense for a clean mouth and kills bacteria for fresh breath. ♪ fixodent, and forget it. we don't let frequent heartburn come between us and what we love. so if you're one of them people who gets heartburn and then treats day afr day... block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first place! [ male announcer ] e pill eachmorning. 24 hours. zero heartbur >> i swear i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states. i will to the best of my ability preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the unit
douglas brinkley said the gridlock in washington is very real and the president has to wake up every day determined not to be a lame duck president. and the inner team obama, he has had more chiefs of staff than any other president in history and with the next chief of staff, that will make five. we will talk all things inauguration, a special all stars on fox comes up next. [ male announcer ] when you wear dentures you may not know that your mouth is under attack, from food particles and...
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douglas brinkley, historian. >> that was a very unique year and most normal situations even if we're in recession or in a foreign war, we still throw pretty big inaugurals. >> for maurice madden, it is mainly a big moment. >> i do believe that if i'm blessed to live to be an old man, i'll be able to look back on all of this and say i know that i was, you know, a part of american history and that really means a lot to me. >> a big part of his american journey. tom foreman, cnn, washington. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. [ male announcer ] can a car be built around a state of mind? ♪ announcing the all-new 2013 malibu from chevrolet. ♪ with a remarkable new interior featuring the available chevrolet mylink infotainment system. this is where sophisticated styling begins. and where it ends? that's
douglas brinkley, historian. >> that was a very unique year and most normal situations even if we're in recession or in a foreign war, we still throw pretty big inaugurals. >> for maurice madden, it is mainly a big moment. >> i do believe that if i'm blessed to live to be an old man, i'll be able to look back on all of this and say i know that i was, you know, a part of american history and that really means a lot to me. >> a big part of his american journey. tom...
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he can make up for that by having words that may some day be carved in marble. >> douglas brinkley. thanks appreciate it. nice to see you. >> nice to see you. >> and now for a closer look at your weekend weather. >>> up next, we remember the reverend martin luther king jr. whose memorial stands not far from here and whose legacy is being honored here. we'll ask dr. king's son about his influence on president obama. you're watching "cbs this morning saturday." >>> the spiraling pace of change allows us to contemplate within our own lifetime advances that once could have taken centuries. in throwing wide the horizons of space, we have discovered new horizons on earth. ... your doctor will say get smart about your weight. i tried weight loss plans... but their shakes aren't always made for people with diabetes. that's why there's glucerna hunger smart shakes. they have carb steady, with carbs that digest slowly to help minimize blood sugar spikes. and they have six grams of sugars. with fifteen grams of protein to help manage hunger... look who's getting smart about her weight. [ male
he can make up for that by having words that may some day be carved in marble. >> douglas brinkley. thanks appreciate it. nice to see you. >> nice to see you. >> and now for a closer look at your weekend weather. >>> up next, we remember the reverend martin luther king jr. whose memorial stands not far from here and whose legacy is being honored here. we'll ask dr. king's son about his influence on president obama. you're watching "cbs this morning...
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. ♪ >> and we will see all of that tomorrow, presidential historian douglas brinkley, knows more than anyone about the 56 inaugurations that came before today. he joins me now. on inaugurations in particular as particularly important, why are they so interesting to you? >> the first one with thomas jefferson here in washington, d.c., i mean, we thought the two political parties were going to destroy america. like jefferson and adams, here jefferson in his inauguration, reminded people, i'm not a are republican or a federalist today we're americans. they become our great healing ceremony. we just had a brutal 2012 election cycle. and ostensibly for a couple days it's an ability to reflect on the past. >> you say one inauguration was the most raucous, what was that? >> andrew jackson, because he was the great commoner, the old hickory, the battle of new orleans hero. when he got to the white house they were serving cider and things and people came in and trashed the place. he slipped out the back of the executive mansion as it was called then, today's white house and fled to alexandria
. ♪ >> and we will see all of that tomorrow, presidential historian douglas brinkley, knows more than anyone about the 56 inaugurations that came before today. he joins me now. on inaugurations in particular as particularly important, why are they so interesting to you? >> the first one with thomas jefferson here in washington, d.c., i mean, we thought the two political parties were going to destroy america. like jefferson and adams, here jefferson in his inauguration, reminded...
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douglas brinkley, presidential historian. >>> chris christie, a name that voters love. why his skyrocketing approval ratings and controversial leadership style make him one to watch.dulc ax can cause cramps. but phillips' caplets don't. they have magnesium. for effective relief of occasional constipation. thanks. [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. >>> largest electronics gadgets show in the world kicks off today in las vegas. i'm not there. i love ces, from electronic forks that monitor how fast you eat to phones that turn light off in your house. dan simons joins me from las vegas. home automation the big theme. the electronic fork, the worst idea ever. home automation is the big deal there. >> reporter: it really is. you know we just kind of got here. the show's been open now about 40 minutes. we've been roaming the floor, trying to find themes and products that interest us. one theme that quickly emerged right away, ali, is home automation. that's th idea of using your phone to connect everything. let me give you the lay of the land first. this is s
douglas brinkley, presidential historian. >>> chris christie, a name that voters love. why his skyrocketing approval ratings and controversial leadership style make him one to watch.dulc ax can cause cramps. but phillips' caplets don't. they have magnesium. for effective relief of occasional constipation. thanks. [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. >>> largest electronics gadgets show in the world kicks off today in las vegas. i'm not there. i love ces, from...
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. >> well, for more on richard nixon's very complicated, in many ways dark legacy, douglas brinkley is professor of history at rice university. and and the executive editor of "time" magazine, author of "the president's club: inside the world's most exclusive fraternity." what was the relationship between dick nixon, republican base scandalized by his own hand, and bill clinton who was coming on as a young, fresh face out of ivy league schools? >> nixon really wanted to get to know clinton when he got in. he sent a bunch of notes, call me, i can help you. clinton resisted, but then he did start calling. they became late night phone buddies and they would have this relationship, talking russia and china, but also how to do this job. clinton wanted to know what do you eat? how much time did you spend in meetings? clinton found negatives's advice useful, and nixon was thrilled to be back in the loop after all these years in exile. >> douglas, my buddy, it seems like he did for nixon what harry truman did for hoover, brought him back into public life after his banishment. >> well, absolute
. >> well, for more on richard nixon's very complicated, in many ways dark legacy, douglas brinkley is professor of history at rice university. and and the executive editor of "time" magazine, author of "the president's club: inside the world's most exclusive fraternity." what was the relationship between dick nixon, republican base scandalized by his own hand, and bill clinton who was coming on as a young, fresh face out of ivy league schools? >> nixon really...
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this annual event features douglas brinkley and congressman john lewis. please let us know about book fairs and festivals in your area, and we'll add them to our list. post them to our wall at facebook.com/booktv. or e-mail us at booktv@c-span.org. >> you don't always find many newspaper editors in any era embracing investigative reporting. the point we've seen over the years it's not just economics, it's the discomfort that investigative reporting up causes in a newsroom -- often causes in a newsroom because it was troublesome. it's that more than the economics. if you're going to ruffle the feathers of somebody powerful, that gets those people running in to crane to the publisher, and the stories are legion over the years about those kinds of things happening. don and i were really fortunate all through the '70s and almost all our career to work for people who were really strong and upright in that area and just let the chips fall where they may. >> the pulitzer prize-investigating team of donald barlettennessee, and james steele are the co-authors of e
this annual event features douglas brinkley and congressman john lewis. please let us know about book fairs and festivals in your area, and we'll add them to our list. post them to our wall at facebook.com/booktv. or e-mail us at booktv@c-span.org. >> you don't always find many newspaper editors in any era embracing investigative reporting. the point we've seen over the years it's not just economics, it's the discomfort that investigative reporting up causes in a newsroom -- often causes...
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andrea mitchell and presidential historian, douglas brinkley joins us. there you go. down it. that's great. we'll be right back. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. your soups are so awesomely delicious my husband and i can't stop eating 'em! what's...that... on your head? can curlers! tomato basil, potato with bacon... we've got a lot of empty cans. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. in the middle of the night it can be frustrating. it's hard to turn off and go back to sleep. intermezzo is the first and only prescription sleep aid approved for use as needed in the middle of the night when you can't get back to sleep. it's an effective sleep medicine you don't take before bedtime. take it in bed only when you need it and have at least four hours left for sleep. do not take intermezzo if you have had an allergic reaction to drugs containing zolpidem, such as ambien. allergic reactions such as shortness of breath or swelling of your tongue or throat may occur and may be fatal. intermezzo should not be taken if you have taken another sleep medicine at bedtime o
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cbs news joined in our anchor booth by bob schieffer and now douglas brinkley. one of this nation's foremost presidential historians, a professor of history at rice university and the author of a recent biography of walter cronkite. thank you for being with us. >> my pleasure. >> you got a call from the white house. the president wanted to see you to talk about his second inaugural address. you and some of your colleagues in the world of history. you can't tell us exactly what happened in that meeting because of course it was off the record. you wanted to give private advice to the president, but give us a sense of what it was like in the room and the things that the president might have been interested in. >> well, early on in his first term, he had a cabal of presidential historians, doris kearns goodwin and myself and others and this last one where he was very relaxed. you hear people talk about the gridlock in washington. this is a president that's also relieved. i mean, 2012 was a tough election. he pulled -- even after the denver debate problem, so he seem
cbs news joined in our anchor booth by bob schieffer and now douglas brinkley. one of this nation's foremost presidential historians, a professor of history at rice university and the author of a recent biography of walter cronkite. thank you for being with us. >> my pleasure. >> you got a call from the white house. the president wanted to see you to talk about his second inaugural address. you and some of your colleagues in the world of history. you can't tell us exactly what...
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brinkley says while goldwater went down in flames he blazed a trail for a big winner. >> goldwater was the john the baptist figure for ronald reagan. the two of them together defined a modern american conservative >> i believe we are going to prevail. >> reporter: likewise, says brinkley 1972's democratic candidate george mcgovern, an opponent of the war in vietnam was ahead of his time. both candidates lost big. but today loom large. >> there is such thing as the goldwater-ite today. there is a mcgovern-ite >> reporter: still? still. there's no such thing as a gerry ford or a jimmer carter democrat. >> reporter: there are losers who went on to do big things. not necessarily things that we all like. >> well, yes. i'm thinking of john w. davis >> reporter: davis, the losing 1924 democratic candidate went on to argue the landmark brown versus board of education suit, the one that desegregated schools. but davis argued against integration. >> here's the guy that thinks that we still should have segregation. he doesn't go down well in history. >> reporter: some candidates were winners and
brinkley says while goldwater went down in flames he blazed a trail for a big winner. >> goldwater was the john the baptist figure for ronald reagan. the two of them together defined a modern american conservative >> i believe we are going to prevail. >> reporter: likewise, says brinkley 1972's democratic candidate george mcgovern, an opponent of the war in vietnam was ahead of his time. both candidates lost big. but today loom large. >> there is such thing as the...
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i want to bring author and historian, douglas brinkley, professor at rice university. clearly, the president is laying down the gauntlet here. he says common sense is going to prevail. but he seems very confident, he said it twice, that the american people are on his side when it comes to separating these two issues. moving forward, paying the bills, and worrying about raising the debt limit later. is this a good strategy? >> well, it is, and it's also just the box he happens to be in right now. i think the key line today is that we are not a deadbeat nation, and come hell or high water, we've got to pay our bills. but more importantly, in 2012, i thought president obama really was the firewall candidate for president, the progressive firewall. he is constantly saying, you will not touch medicare and medicaid and social security. he's a protector, really, of the new deal and great society programs that's facing a great reaction. the tea party right, the conservative movement that wants to dismantle and roll back a lot of these measures. whether it's, you know, epa or p
i want to bring author and historian, douglas brinkley, professor at rice university. clearly, the president is laying down the gauntlet here. he says common sense is going to prevail. but he seems very confident, he said it twice, that the american people are on his side when it comes to separating these two issues. moving forward, paying the bills, and worrying about raising the debt limit later. is this a good strategy? >> well, it is, and it's also just the box he happens to be in...
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. >> reporter: presidential historian and cbs news consultant douglas brinkley says there's a reason the president hasn't connected with congress. >> things have changed in washington. characters like ted kennedy who used to be able to be friends with the opposition are gone. he just hasn't been able to find that special bond like ronald reagan had with tip o'neill on capitol hill. >> reporter: the president reminded reporters on monday he did play a friendly round of golf with house speaker john boehner in 2011. >> i like speaker boehner personally. when we went out and played golf, we had a great time. >> reporter: but mr. obama was quick to add it didn't help to solve the budget impasse. will things be any different when the president begins his second term next week? he seemed to hint they might be. >> now that my girls are older, they don't want to spend as much time with me anyway, aisle probably be calling around to look for somebody to play cards with me or something because i'm getting kind of lonely in this big house. maybe a whole bunch of members of the house republican c
. >> reporter: presidential historian and cbs news consultant douglas brinkley says there's a reason the president hasn't connected with congress. >> things have changed in washington. characters like ted kennedy who used to be able to be friends with the opposition are gone. he just hasn't been able to find that special bond like ronald reagan had with tip o'neill on capitol hill. >> reporter: the president reminded reporters on monday he did play a friendly round of golf...
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he talked about a whole range of things with douglas brinkley, the historian. at one point, he said he was okay with what geithner had done. he didn't think it needed to be reinstituted. you get the sense between lew whose expertise does not include wall street and a president himself, you're going to get the status quo. >> bill: michael good for you to join us this morning. you can follow michael hirsch at nationaljournal.com. the "full court press," here we go on a friday. january 11. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." @Ñ >> she gets the comedians laughing... >> that's hilarious! >> ...and the thinkers thinking. >> okay, so there's wiggle-room in the ten commandments is what you're telling me. >> she's joy behar. >> and current will let me say anything. >> only on current tv. >> bill: how healthy are we as americans? we'll find out at the top of the next hour. pete summer. >> it is nice you'll get a second opinion. taking your e-mails on any topic at any time on that topic. >> bill: complete physical exam coming up. >> bill, you're cured. i wouldn'
he talked about a whole range of things with douglas brinkley, the historian. at one point, he said he was okay with what geithner had done. he didn't think it needed to be reinstituted. you get the sense between lew whose expertise does not include wall street and a president himself, you're going to get the status quo. >> bill: michael good for you to join us this morning. you can follow michael hirsch at nationaljournal.com. the "full court press," here we go on a friday....
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it's a second-term ritual that douglas brinkley is often -- >> they pick people they wish they could have picked the first time around but you can't with the politics of a campaign when you're first making to the white house. >> reporter: climate is still a factor. susan rice withdrew her name to replace hillary clinton under pressure over her actions after the benghazi attacks. >> i think the political climate matters a lot now with who you pick. it shouldn't but it does. >> reporter: and there's pressure under the president to consider diversity after a lineup that so far includes men. >> the president values diversity, believes it's important. because it enhances the quality of a pool of potential nominees for positions across the administration. but the goal in the end is to find the very best individuals for these specific positions. >> reporter: and carney insisted that the president had indeed found the best in chuck hagel, john brennan, and senator kerry and that as the president looks to fill these other positions, finding the best is what will guide him. wolf? >> the presid
it's a second-term ritual that douglas brinkley is often -- >> they pick people they wish they could have picked the first time around but you can't with the politics of a campaign when you're first making to the white house. >> reporter: climate is still a factor. susan rice withdrew her name to replace hillary clinton under pressure over her actions after the benghazi attacks. >> i think the political climate matters a lot now with who you pick. it shouldn't but it does....